Letter from Friedrich Engels (12. IX. 1882)
[«For a quarter-century now (1907-1882=25), a movement for colonies has been underway in Germany. Being occupied with its study, I once asked Friedrich Engels how English workers related to their colonies».] **

To this Engels replied to me on September 12, 1882 the following:

«You ask me what English workers think about colonial policy? The same thing they think about politics in general. There is no workers' party here, there is only a conservative and liberal-radical one, and THE WORKERS QUITE CALMLY ENJOY THE COLONIAL MONOPOLY TOGETHER WITH THEM.

* Engels's letter (with a preface and postscript by Kautsky) is placed at the end of Kautsky's pamphlet (see above) as an appendix. Ed.

** This paragraph, which is Kautsky's preface to Engels's letter, has been crossed out by V. I. Lenin. Ed.

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